Well Warren Buffet always buys intrinsic value at a discount....He perceives and calculates a certain intrinsic value for the asset and see if it's selling below it, he buys as much as he can.... Regards, Nader

market and life, is it so different?

I have been following the US indices lately...I am really amazed at the non-fundamental based run-up in the US equity market lately... Regards, Nader

S&P 500 Index: graphic analysis by starman45

Yes sure I am referring to market makers...ECNs are different because there are volumes for each bid and offer in ECNs, so if you bid enough volume with a limit order, you can get filled without paying the spread, in other words, you are becoming ...

Limit orders and bid/ask spread

If you trade long enough and understand price action through looking and studying thousands of charts, you won't need indicators to spot divergences...I can easily spot divergences without using any indicator....Not a merit for myself by any mean... ...

Interesting Study of Indicators

In forex no...You will have to pay the spread...Your limit order will only get executed when the ask price you see on your screen matches it if you are buying and vice versa when you are selling... In other markets, this is not always the case... ...

Limit orders and bid/ask spread

Well, this is not the case in most of the cases. After all, Retail brokers need to manage their currency exposure to avoid potential losses, so in some cases they will need to transfer their exposure to someone else. Majority of Retail Brokers don't ...

Confused about stop hunting

LOL....How can you be so sure that you are getting your money back in the first place, not to mention in the next 2-3 months... I don't have any intention to let you down, but just trying to open your eyes that you can't fight the market and force ...

LOST 7K$ in one week, help!

Of course not....A line is a line after all and all what it signifies is just a perception on the chart...A perception that there is a higher probability (Based on historical evidence) that the trend is reversing when the line gets broken...Nothing ...

Why does trendline work?

lol...silverheat, he is not lost in his brain...He is just having a different philosophical view of the markets... Regards, Nader

market and life, is it so different?

You are being very philosophical wangyue22 in your posts But thanks for sharing with us your views and thoughts anyway. I will not try to impose my opinion on you of course, however, I have to counter some of your views with mine anyway since ...

market and life, is it so different?

Well, the trend IS your friend indeed at the first 2 phases and it becomes your worst enemy and nightmare in the last phase. Risk Management have never been a trap. Limiting the amount that you can lose has been a wise thing ever since trading has ...

IMHO - Hints for Trading

What 20??? That's supposed to be way too small of a sample. In terms of history, we are talking min. 10 Years, more is better. If your system doesn't generate enough trades per 10 Years, test on more history. If still, test it on multiple ...

Length of time to test a new system

Absolutely true. To save 1 pip in spread by waiting, you might be worsening your entry price by 4 or 5 pips. Regards, Nader

Spreads make a difference

Agreed, however, it's usually 1 wrong trade and all the gains accumulated from writing options over years are wiped out in a matter of days or sometimes hours. Regards, Nader

Binary Options debate

The correct question should be "Is there anybody who is successfully trading OPTIONS and making consistent wins?" PS: I have never traded binary options, however, I traded normal equity and index options. Results were mixed. They require a LOT of ...

Binary Options debate

What do you mean you want to see technical analysis for long term trends? You mean some website offering long term technical analysis for the FX market? If that's the case, I just used the Great Google and it turned out some websites (Never rely on ...

Long-term forecast based on technical analysis

You are most welcomed and wish you happy and profitable trading. Regards, Nader

How to find the right trending stocks?

As long as you have a system with a positive expectancy, primary, this is considered a good start. The system returns vary proportionally with the max. drawdown you might expect. A good trend following system with a positive expectancy can be ...

Statistics of a good system?

Trendlines visualize on the chart how trend followers buy dips in uptrends and build up their longs and how they sell rallies in downtrends and build up their shorts or sell their holdings. Classic technical analysis tells you to connect 2 or more ...

Why does trendline work?

Just to add to this, there is also a network called Thomson Reuters Matching where banks can directly deal with each other through using live prices & quotes. The minimum ticket for this is 10 millions. The difference between Thomson Reuters Dealing ...

Amount of money to move the market